Atherton McAuliffe & Reeder PA Attorneys

Scott concentrates his practice in the areas of complex business litigation,
shareholder disputes, employment law and electronic discovery. For example,
Scott was involved in a federal court trial which resulted in an order striking a
$1 billion economic damage claim asserted by the former CEO of large oil and gas venture
who claimed a substantial ownership interest in the venture.
See Leor Exploration & Production, LLC v. Aguiar, 2010 WL 3522053 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 8, 2010).
Prior to joining AM&R, Scott was an attorney with Akerman LLP and served as a Judicial Clerk
to the Honorable Judge Robert Gross, former Chief Judge of the
Fourth District Court of Appeals. Learn More →

Lauren Atherton handles contract and real estate negotiations and disputes, including
real estate litigation matters. For example, Lauren was involved in prosecuting fraud
claims filed in federal court on behalf of buyer who alleged fraud in connection with his
purchase of a $2,750,000.00 luxury waterfront home. The sellers, who were the
owner/builders of the home, were alleged to have actively concealed the existence of
Chinese drywall prior to the sale by, among other things, altering the conditions of
certain copper piping, concealing original drywall labeling, and changing the original
air conditioner coils. Prior to joining AM&R, Lauren was an attorney with
Shutts & Bowen LLP. Learn More →

Michael McAuliffe is an accomplished trial lawyer with more than 28 years of national
civil and criminal experience. His practice areas include complex commercial
litigation, compliance matters, class actions, healthcare and other fraud
matters, and white collar/corporate investigations. Prior to AM&R, Michael served
as a federal prosecutor with the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division
of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., a supervisory assistant U.S.
attorney in the Southern District of Florida, and was the elected State Attorney
for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach County). He also previously served as
the general counsel for a global privately held company, worked as a litigation partner
at Holland & Knight LLP, and was the founding partner of the litigation firm
Rosenberg & McAuliffe PL.
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Martin Reeder is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer with more than thirty-seven years
of experience. His practice areas include complex commercial litigation, media and
communications cases, intellectual property claims, and real estate disputes. Martin has
secured summary judgments and defense verdicts in several multi-million dollar cases on
behalf of institutional and individual clients, and served as lead counsel in over 70
appeals. Prior to joining AM&R, he was an attorney with Steel Hector & Davis LLP and
Greenberg Traurig LLP. Learn More →

Tim, an attorney with Timothy W. Schulz, P.A., is also Of Counsel to AM&R. Tim concentrates
his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation,
and white collar criminal defense. For example, Tim obtained an order striking an
opposing party's pleadings and granting attorneys' fees as a sanction after proving
that the opposing party submitted a "doctored" email to the court in support of statutory
claims which sought economic damages over $40,000,000.00. Following a four day trial, the
court found, "by clear and convincing evidence, that either [the opposing party] or his
attorney … fraudulently doctored the email." See Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket
Enterprises, Inc., 2013 WL 686433 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Feb. 25, 2013). Prior to joining AM&R,
Tim was a Judicial Intern to the U.S District Judge William H. Hoeveler in the Southern
District of Florida and was an attorney with Greenberg Traurig.
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Jon, an attorney with Jacobson Law P.A., is also Of Counsel to AM&R. Jon concentrates his
practice on securities and financial industry disputes, including Ponzi scheme litigation, class
actions, SIPC and SEC receiverships, securities industry employment matters, and regulatory
investigations. Prior to joining AM&R, Jon was an attorney with Greenberg Traurig.
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